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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles PHY Linear sequence of taxa within Accipitridae is revised (IOC 15.1) to reflect the comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Catanach et al. 2024. Dryotriorchis spectabilis Congo Serpent Eagle Circaetus spectabilis TAX Restore Congo Serpent Eagle...
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    Some additional English name changes: Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicaudus Racket-tipped Thorntail Change English name of Discosura longicaudus from Racket-tailed Coquette to Racket-tipped Thorntail to align with other members of the genus Discosura and with other major world bird...
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Basically the same colour scheme as: #9717 Brown-backed Whistler
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Another one with ’thrush’ in it’s name: #9711 Arafura Shrikethrush
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Some English name updates that I think might have been overlooked: Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae Doria's Hawk Change English name of Megatriorchis doriae from Doria's Goshawk to Doria's Hawk to align with its phylogeny (sister to harriers, not to true goshawks) and with recent regional...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Jun 29 Accept split of Taczanowski's Brushfinch from Slaty Brushfinch. Jun 29 Accept split of Maranon Sparrow from Black-capped Sparrow.
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    Are the WGAC decisions publicly available and, if so, from where?
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    AS 14.2 Maratua Shama Copsychus barbouri White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii Maratua Shama C. barbouri is split from White-crowned Shama based on morphology and mtDNA divergence (Chua et al. 2015; Eaton et al. 2016, 2021). AS 14.2 Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei White-rumped...
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Same family as: #9705 Black Cicadabird
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    A black, arboreal bird with details in red? Sounds like: #9703 Black Sittella
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    AS 14.2 Malaysian Cuckooshrike Coracina larutensis Large Cuckooshrike Malaysian Cuckooshrike is split from Large Cuckooshrike on the basis of differences in morphology and vocalizations (WGAC 1088).
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    AS 14.2 Karimui Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles terborghi Barred Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles bennettii Karimui Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles terborghi was previously treated as a subspecies of A. bennettiito which it was provisionally assigned based on morphological similarities (Beehler & Pratt...
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    AS 14.2 Mindanao Cuckooshrike Coracina kochii Sulu Cuckooshrike Coracina guillemardi Mindanao Cuckooshrike Coracina kochii (including boholensis) is split from Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike C. striata based on differences in vocalizations supported by morphological differences and moderate...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Red-eyed Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys imberbis (including celata) is split from Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler E. erythrogenys based on differences in morphology and vocalizations (Berryman et al. 2023).
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    Yellow-Rumped Warbler?

    Hybrids between the two species (or subspecies) are regular in the contact zone and display a mixture of characteristics, for example both yellow and white in the throat. However, to me the yellow on the throat of this individual looks more like some sort of stain than the actual colouration of...
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Another brightly-coloured island endemic: #9689 Spotted Jewel-babbler
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    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Same family as: #9685 New Guinea Bronzewing
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    Red-necked Stint OR Little Stint, Guangdong, China

    The snipe appears to be a Common Snipe. Note the long tail that extends way beyond the wingtips.
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    Atlas Wheatear - Oenanthe seebohmi ?

    This bird from eBird, labeled as Finch's Wheatear, appears very similar to the bird in question. Other than that, I have no comments on the identification. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/515769451
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    MacKinlay's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Restore original English name Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove (IOC 1.0-2.1) to Macropygia mackinlayi. Examination of letters and his diary signed by the subject of the eponym, and other contemporary documents, show that he...
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola Mountain Chat Restore older and more traditional name of Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola to Mountain Chat, thus restricting "wheatear" to Oenanthe.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Cinereous Tit.
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    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Bronze Sunbird Change English name of Nectarinia kilimensis from Bronzy Sunbird to Bronze Sunbird to align with other major world bird lists.
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